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Interested in working in clean energy and advanced manufacturing? Learn about the Advanced Technological Education program, which aims to strengthen and increase opportunities for career technical training at community colleges throughout the country.

Next month, 15 university teams facing off in EcoCAR 2 will reach the home stretch of the race. A two part contest will determine which team is crowned winners of the Energy Department’s latest advanced vehicle technology competition. Meet five of the teams and learn about their unique approaches to building innovative vehicles on the cutting edge of clean transportation.

The third meeting of the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) was held in Washington, DC. SEAB members heard opening remarks by Secretary Moniz and the Co-Chairs John Deutch and Persis Drell. The first agenda item was discussion and adoption of the final report of the Hubs+ Task Force. The second agenda item was discussion and adoption of the FracFocus 2.0 Task Force. The members were updated by other task force chairs on their respective activities. The members also received a briefing on the Department of Energy Loan Programs Office from Director Peter Davidson.

The Energy Department’s Better Buildings Neighborhood Program has helped more than 100,000 home and business owners save energy, live more comfortably, and reduce their utility bills through building energy upgrades. Learn more about the program and find out how you can participate.

Building on President Obama’s Climate Action Plan and the Administration’s Better Buildings Initiative, the Energy Department announced today that the Department’s Better Buildings Neighborhood Program has helped more than 40 state and local governments upgrade more than 100,000 buildings and save families and businesses over $730 million on utility bills.